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DOJ Acquisition Rules

Federal Register rules, proposed rules, and notices from Department of Justice (DOJ) and its acquisition components — sorted newest first. DOJ buys IT, investigative services, and law-enforcement gear through a centralized acquisition shop. Rules and protests tend to focus on small-business set-aside discipline and security-clearance requirements.

Final Rule

Authority of Drug Enforcement Administration Supervisory Diversion Investigators, Field Intelligence Managers, and Intelligence Group Supervisors To Sign and Issue Administrative Subpoenas

The Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") is revising the Appendix to Department of Justice regulations that contains delegations of certain functions under the Controlled Substances Act and its implementing regulations. This rule authorizes additional DEA personnel, specifically Supervisory Diversion Investigators, Field Intelligence Managers, and Intelligence Group Supervisors, to sign and issue administrative subpoenas.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Published May 21, 2026

Proposed Rule

Revision of Applications for Manufacturing and Procurement Quotas

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes to revise existing regulations relating to the management of quotas for schedule I and II controlled substances and the list I chemicals, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, to be utilized by DEA- registered manufacturers. This rule is being proposed to: restructure DEA's manufacturing and procurement quota regulations for more clarity and consistency; clarify which use-specific subcategories for quotas should be used for contro

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Published May 20, 2026

Final Rule

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of CUMYL-PEGACLONE in Schedule I

With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places 5-pentyl-2-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrido[4,3- b]indol-1-one (other names: CUMYL-PEGACLONE; SGT-151), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken, in part, to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substance

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Published May 13, 2026

Proposed Rule

Revising Firearms Transaction Record, “Form 4473”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") is proposing to amend Department of Justice ("Department") regulations governing ATF Form 5300.9, Firearms Transaction Record, ("Form 4473"). Specifically, ATF proposes streamlining identity and residence verification requirements and documents; doubling the performance timeframe for transactions under Form 4473 following a National Instant Criminal Background Check System ("NICS") check; permitting electronic forms and notice, aut

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Published May 8, 2026

Proposed Rule

Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes to remove Department of Justice ("Department") regulations regarding the Youth Handgun Safety Act. If finalized, this rule would remove the requirement that federal firearms licensees who deliver handguns to non-licensees post signs and provide written notice regarding the Act's provisions to each handgun purchaser.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Published May 8, 2026

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